The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 23, 2090
Waning Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
1:27 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2067
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 231.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 14m / -18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.28° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.42° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.